Mar 27, 2014 : Sean Gourley, co-founder of Quid, a data analytics company, tells FT West Coast bureau chief Richard Waters that algorithms threaten many jobs from tax advice to journalism, and says in the near future they will start to determine our social position.

Both within the academy and within tech startups, we’ve been hearing some similar questions lately: Where can I find a good data scientist? What do I need to learn to become a data scientist? Or more succinctly: What is data science?

As the economy continues to chart its own tortuous, uncertain course, there seems to have been a fair amount of much-needed discussion on the kinds of skills new grads should possess. These skills of course have to be driven by market demand.